Jimmy Connors career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Jimmy Connors.
spent a total of 268 weeks at number 1, including 160 consecutive weeks.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Grand Prix year-end championships finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
WCT year-end championship finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Grand Prix Super Series finals
Singles: 29 (17 titles, 12 runner-ups)
- Note: Before the ATP took over running the men's professional tour in 1990, the Grand Prix and WCT Tour had a series of events that were precursors to the Masters Series known as the Grand Prix Super Series.
ATP Tour singles timeline
''Qualifying matches and walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses.Career finals
Singles titles (109)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
1. | 1972 | Jacksonville, US | Hard | Clark Graebner | 7–5, 6–4 |
2. | 1972 | Roanoke, US | Hard | Vladimír Zedník | 6–4, 7–6 |
3. | 1972 | Queen's Club, UK | Grass | John Paish | 6–2, 6–3 |
4. | 1972 | Columbus, US | Clay | Andrew Pattison | 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
5. | 1972 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–3 |
6. | 1972 | Albany, US | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 6–2, 7–6 |
7. | 1973 | Baltimore, US | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | 6–4, 7–5 |
8. | 1973 | Roanoke, US | Hard | Ian Fletcher | 6–2, 6–3 |
9. | 1973 | Salt Lake City, US | Hard | Paul Gerken | 6–1, 6–2 |
10. | 1973 | Salisbury, US | Hard | Karl Meiler | 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
11. | 1973 | Hampton, US | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
12. | 1973 | Paramus, US | Hard | Clark Graebner | 6–1, 6–2 |
13. | 1973 | Boston, US | Hard | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
14. | 1973 | Columbus, US | Clay | Charlie Pasarell | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
15. | 1973 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Tom Okker | 7–5, 7–6 |
16. | 1973 | Quebec, Canada | Hard | Marty Riessen | 6–1, 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 |
17. | 1973 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 |
18. | 1974 | Australian Open | Grass | Phil Dent | 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
19. | 1974 | Roanoke, US | Hard | Karl Meiler | 6–4, 6–3 |
20. | 1974 | Little Rock, US | Carpet | Karl Meiler | 6–2, 6–1 |
21. | 1974 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | 7–5, 6–3 |
22. | 1974 | Salisbury, US | Hard | Frew McMillan | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
23. | 1974 | Hampton, US | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–4 |
24. | 1974 | Salt Lake City, US | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
25. | 1974 | Tempe, US | Hard | Vijay Amritraj | 6–1, 6–2 |
26. | 1974 | Manchester, UK | Grass | Mike Collins | 13–11, 6–2 |
27. | 1974 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ken Rosewall | 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 |
28. | 1974 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Björn Borg | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
29. | 1974 | US Open | Grass | Ken Rosewall | 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 |
30. | 1974 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Harold Solomon | 6–3, 6–1 |
31. | 1974 | London – Dewar Cup, UK | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 7–6 |
32. | 1974 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Arthur Ashe | 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
33. | 1975 | Nassau, Bahamas | Hard | Karl Meiler | 6–0, 6–2 |
34. | 1975 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Billy Martin | 6–4, 6–3 |
35. | 1975 | Salisbury, US | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | 5–7, 7–5, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
36. | 1975 | Boca Raton, US | Clay | Jürgen Fassbender | 6–4, 6–2 |
37. | 1975 | Hampton, US | Hard | Jan Kodeš | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
38. | 1975 | Denver, US | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 6–4 |
39. | 1975 | North Conway, US | Clay | Ken Rosewall | 6–2, 6–2 |
40. | 1975 | Hamilton, Bermuda | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–1, 6–4 |
41. | 1975 | Maui, US | Hard | Sandy Mayer | 6–1, 6–0 |
42. | 1976 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
43. | 1976 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | Björn Borg | 7–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
44. | 1976 | Hampton, US | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
45. | 1976 | Rancho Mirage, US | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–4 |
46. | 1976 | Denver, US | Carpet | Ross Case | 7–6, 6–2 |
47. | 1976 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Ken Rosewall | 6–1, 6–3 |
48. | 1976 | Washington, US | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 6–2, 6–4 |
49. | 1976 | North Conway, US | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
50. | 1976 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | 6–2, 6–4 |
51. | 1976 | US Open | Clay | Björn Borg | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
52. | 1976 | Cologne, West Germany | Carpet | Frew McMillan | 6–2, 6–3 |
53. | 1976 | Wembley, UK | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
54. | 1977 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Bill Scanlon | 6–3, 6–3 |
55. | 1977 | St. Louis WCT, US | Carpet | John Alexander | 7–6, 6–2 |
56. | 1977 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Raúl Ramírez | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
57. | 1977 | Dallas WCT Finals, US | Carpet | Dick Stockton | 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
58. | 1977 | Maui, US | Hard | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–0 |
59. | 1977 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard | Ken Rosewall | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
60. | 1977 | Las Vegas – WCT Challenge Cup, US | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | 6–2, 5–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5 |
61. | 1977 | Tennis Masters Cup, New York | Carpet | Björn Borg | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
62. | 1978 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
63. | 1978 | Denver, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | 6–2, 7–6 |
64. | 1978 | Memphis, US | Hard | Tim Gullikson | 7–6, 6–3 |
65. | 1978 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | Raúl Ramírez | 7–5, 7–5 |
66. | 1978 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
67. | 1978 | Washington, US | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 7–5, 7–5 |
68. | 1978 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | José Higueras | 7–5, 6–1 |
69. | 1978 | Stowe, US | Hard | Tim Gullikson | 6–2, 6–3 |
70. | 1978 | US Open | Hard | Björn Borg | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
71. | 1978 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard | Geoff Masters | 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 |
72. | 1979 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Eddie Dibbs | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
73. | 1979 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
74. | 1979 | Memphis, US | Hard | Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
75. | 1979 | Tulsa, US | Hard | Eddie Dibbs | 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
76. | 1979 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
77. | 1979 | Stowe, US | Hard | Mike Cahill | 6–0, 6–1 |
78. | 1979 | Hong Kong | Hard | Pat DuPré | 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 |
79. | 1979 | Dorado Beach,US | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–5, 6–0, 6–4 |
80. | 1980 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Eliot Teltscher | 6–3, 6–2 |
81. | 1980 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
82. | 1980 | Dallas WCT Finals, US | Carpet | John McEnroe | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
83. | 1980 | North Conway, US | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
84. | 1980 | Guangzhou Marlboro Tennis Classic | Carpet | Eliot Teltscher | 6–2, 6–4 |
85. | 1980 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Tom Gullikson | 6–1, 6–2 |
86. | 1981 | La Quinta, US | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 7–6 |
87. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
88. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard | Gene Mayer | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
89. | 1981 | Wembley, UK | Carpet | John McEnroe | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
90. | 1982 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | Johan Kriek | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
91. | 1982 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Mel Purcell | 6–2, 6–1 |
92. | 1982 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Gene Mayer | 5–2, ret. |
93. | 1982 | Queen's Club, UK | Grass | John McEnroe | 7–5, 6–3 |
94. | 1982 | Wimbledon | Grass | John McEnroe | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
95. | 1982 | Columbus, US | Hard | Brian Gottfried | 7–5, 6–0 |
96. | 1982 | US Open | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
97. | 1983 | Memphis, US | Hard | Gene Mayer | 7–5, 6–0 |
98. | 1983 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Mark Edmondson | 7–6, 6–1 |
99. | 1983 | Queen's Club, UK | Grass | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 |
100. | 1983 | US Open | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
101. | 1984 | Memphis, US | Hard | Henri Leconte | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
102. | 1984 | La Quinta, US | Hard | Yannick Noah | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
103. | 1984 | Boca West, US | Hard | Johan Kriek | 7–5, 6–4 |
104. | 1984 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Eliot Teltscher | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
105. | 1984 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
106. | 1988 | Washington, US | Hard | Andrés Gómez | 6–1, 6–4 |
107. | 1988 | Toulouse, France | Carpet | Andrei Chesnokov | 6–2, 6–0 |
108. | 1989 | Toulouse, France | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 |
109. | 1989 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Gilad Bloom | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-ups (55)
- ** The "Pepsi Grand Slam" was a four-man invitational tournament not bringing ATP-ranking points. It is included in the ATP Tour statistics even though it was an ITF event.
Other singles titles
Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Prize money | Opponent | Score | Winner's prize |
1972 | Aug 14–20 | Ocean City - Ocean Pines Invitational | Hard | $5,000 | Herb Fitzgibbon | 6–3, 6–2 | $1,500 |
1978 | Jun 10 | Kent All Comers Championship, Beckenham | Grass | Stan Smith | 9–8, 6–3 | ||
1978 | Nov 23–26 | Kobe & Tokyo – Gunze Invitational | Carpet | Ilie Năstase | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1978 | Dec 5–8 | Lucerne Lucerne Invitational | Carpet | Tom Okker | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
1979 | Sep 28–30 | Asunción – Boqueron International | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
1980 | May 15–18 | Louisville International Classic | ? | $104,000 | Eddie Dibbs | 6–2, 6–3 | $36,000 |
1980 | Aug 4–10 | Frejus – 8-men Round Robin | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 6–0, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
1980 | Oct 8–12 | Melbourne – Mazda Challenge | Carpet | Gene Mayer | 1–6, 6–2, 6–0, 7–5 | ||
1982 | Jan 6–11 | Rosemont – Michelob Light Challenge of Champions | Carpet | $310,000 | John McEnroe | 6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 | |
1982 | Sep 29 – Oct 3 | Montreal – Molson Light Challenge Cup | Hard | $250,000 | Björn Borg | 6–4, 6–3 | $80,000 |
1982 | Dec 17–19 | North Miami Beach – Nastase-Hamptons Invitational | Hard | $305,000 | Brian Teacher | 6–2, 6–2 | $80,000 |
1983 | Feb 8–13 | Toronto – Molson Challenge | Carpet | José Higueras | 6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–0 | ||
1983 | May 12–15 | Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Classic | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
1983 | Jul 28–31 | Beaver Creek – Vail Beaver Creek Classic | Hard | Mats Wilander | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
1983 | Aug 3–7 | Newport Beach – High Stakes | Hard | $300,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | $100,000 |
1983 | Oct 5–9 | Vancouver Labbat's Invitational | Carpet | Bill Scanlon | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1983 | Dec 14–20 | North Miami Beach – Nastase-Hamptons Invitational | Hard | $305,000 | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 | $90,000 |
1984 | Jan 3–8 | Rosemont – Lite Challenge of Champions | Carpet | $250,000 | Andrés Gómez | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1985 | Apr 25–28 | Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Classic | Hard | Yannick Noah | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1985 | Jul 26–29 | Beaver Creek Kiva Tennis Classic | Hard | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1985 | Jul 30 – Aug 4 | Head Cup | Hard | Gene Mayer | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1986 | Apr 24–27 | Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Classic | Hard | Kevin Curren | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
1986 | Sep 11–14 | Amelia Island Dupont All American | Hard | Aaron Krickstein | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 | ||
1987 | Jul 16–19 | Beaver Creek Vail Tennis Classic | Hard | Tim Mayotte | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Other singles titles (4–8 man fields)
These are non-ATP, exhibition/invitational and special eventsYear | Date | Tournament | Surface | Final opponent | Final result | Winner's prize |
1972 | June 8–11 | Nottingham – 4-men invitational Round Robin | Grass | Colin Dibley | 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 | |
1978 | September 22–24 | Buenos Aires – 4-men invitational | Carpet | Björn Borg | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1979 | July 27–28 | Montpellier Invitational Tennis Tournament – 4-men invitational | Hard | John McEnroe | 7–6, 2–6, 7–5 | |
1979 | September 15–16 | Rio de Janeiro – 4-men invitational | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1979 | October 3–5 | Buenos Aires – Indoor Round Robin | Carpet | Victor Pecci | 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 | |
1980 | March 6–7 | Munich – 4-men invitational | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–1, 6–7, 6–4 | |
1980 | April 7–8 | Tokyo – Suntory Cup | Carpet | John McEnroe | 7–5, 6–3 | |
1980 | September 19–20 | Napa Valley Harvest Cup | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–2 | |
1981 | April 11–12 | Tokyo – Suntory Cup | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–4, 7–6 | |
1981 | November 17–18 | Tel Aviv – Golden Racquet Sabirna Gali | ? | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–2 | |
1982 | July 22–24 | Industry Hills – $100,000 4-men invitational | Hard | Björn Borg | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 | $50,000 |
1983 | April 10–11 | Tokyo – Suntory Cup | Carpet | Björn Borg | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1983 | July 8–10 | Sun City – Round Robin Bophuthatswana | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 7–5, 7–6 | $400,000 |
1983 | October 15–16 | Atlantic City Jimmy Connors Invitational | ? | Gene Mayer | 7–6, 6–4 | |
1986 | April 19–20 | Tokyo – Suntory Cup | Carpet | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–0 | |
1989 | May 5–7 | Nîmes | Clay | Anders Järryd | 6–2, 6–3 |
Challenge matches / Exhibition matches (2 players) / amateur titles (50)
1970: Modesto, California – Final opponent: Robert Potthast 4–6 6–4 6–31975: Ilie Nastase – Syracuse, N.Y. 6–4 6–7 6–2
1975: Rod Laver – Las Vegas 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5.
1975: Vitas Gerulaitis – Ridgefield, Connecticut 6–3 7–6
1975: John Newcombe – Las Vegas 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1976: Manuel Orantes – Las Vegas 6–2 6–2 6–1
1976: Ilie Nastase – Providence 6–4 6–1
1976: Tony Roche – Hartford 6–4 7–5
1976: John Newcombe – Hartford 6–2 6–3
1977: John Alexander – Hartford 6–1 6–4
1977: Tony Roche – Hartford 6–4 7–5
1977: Ilie Nastase – Puerto Rico 4–6 6–3 7–5 6–3
1978: John Newcombe – New Haven 6–4 6–4
1978: John Alexander – New Haven 6–2 6–4
1978: Eddie Dibbs – Toledo, Ohio 6–4 6–4
1979: Hank Pfister – São Paulo 3–6 6–2 6–4 6–1
1979: Guillermo Vilas – Buenos Aires 7–5 6–3 6–3
1980: Adriano Panatta – Copenhagen 6–4 6–1
1980: Bjorn Borg – Copenhagen 6–4 6–2
1980: Ilie Nastase - Detroit 7-6 6-3
1980: Ilie Nastase – Toronto 6-3 6-4
1980: Eddie Dibbs – Portland 6–4 7–6
1980: Eddie Dibbs – San Diego 6-4 6-3
1980: Roscoe Tanner – Napa Valley 6–4 6–2
1981: Ilie Nastase – San Diego
1981: Ilie Nastase – Portland 6–2 6–2
1982: Bjorn Borg – Richmond 6–4 3–6 7–5 6–3
1982: Bjorn Borg – Seattle 6–4 3–6 7–5
1982: Bjorn Borg – Los Angeles 6–3 2–6 6–2
1982: Bjorn Borg – Vancouver 6–2 5–7 6–4
1982: Bjorn Borg – San Francisco 7–5 7–6
1983: Bjorn Borg – Bâton-Rouge 6–7 6–4 6–4
1983: Bjorn Borg – Providence 6–4 6–4
1983: Bjorn Borg – Séoul 5–7 6–1 4–6 6–4 7–6
1983: Ivan Lendl – San Diego 6–2 5–7 6–1
1983: Kevin Curren – Cape Town 2–6 7–6 7–6 6–4
1983: Vitas Gerulaitis – Portland 6–3 7–5
1983: Ilie Nastase – Tampa 6–2 7–5
1984: John McEnroe – Seattle 3–6 6-2 6-3 The Straits Times 27 Sept. 1984 Connors settles a score SEATTLE, Wed. Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe In a "grudge match" yesterday la the Peugeot Invitatlonal Exhibition match here. Connors, whs lost to McEnroe In this year's United States Open, staged a comeback after dropping the first set M. Connors took the last two sets ft-2
1984: Andres Gomez – Jakarta 6–4 6–2
1984: Andres Gomez – Kuala Lumpur 6–1 7–6
1986: John McEnroe – Ottawa 6–4 6–3 6–3
1986: Bjorn Borg – Tokyo 4–6 6–2 6–4
1986: Bjorn Borg – Tokyo
1986: Bjorn Borg – Tokyo
1986: Aaron Krickstein – New Orleans
1986: Yannick Noah – Inglewood 2–4 ret.
1987: Tim Mayotte – Inglewood 7–5 7–6
1988: Andre Agassi – Auburn Hills 7–6 6–3
1992: John McEnroe – Inglewood 6–4 3–6 6–3
Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and WCT doubles titles (16)
Record against No. 1 players
Connors' match record against players who have been ranked world No. 1.Player | Years | Matches | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet |
John Newcombe | 1973–1979 | 6 | 4–2 | 67% | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Stefan Edberg | 1984–1991 | 12 | 6–6 | 50% | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Ilie Năstase | 1971–1984 | 28 | 12–16 | 43% | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 9–11 |
John McEnroe | 1977–1991 | 34 | 14–20 | 41% | 4–7 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–9 |
/ Ivan Lendl | 1979–1992 | 35 | 13–22 | 37% | 5–14 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–6 |
Björn Borg | 1973–1981 | 23 | 8–15 | 35% | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 |
Andre Agassi | 1988–1989 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Pete Sampras | 1992 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Jim Courier | 1985–1992 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Mats Wilander | 1984–1988 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Boris Becker | 1986–1992 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |